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Introducing Air Canada Basic Economy
This cannot be real, https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...in-canada.html I don't like it one bit.
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No AQM and no standby/changes at all. Lol forget that.
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Originally Posted by aircanada_loyal
(Post 29438180)
This cannot be real, https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...in-canada.html I don't like it one bit.
Seems to maintain same prices for baggage and I don’t see mention of carry on restrictions ala UA though. I’m going to assume this also blocks any chance of an eUp too. Presumably there is a press release or did AC IT his the release button in error (again). |
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Looooool
The interesting thing is that if they introduce this as a branded fare (K...BE, M....BE) they're incentivizing frequent flyers moving away from AP or whatever loyalty program will exist in 2020. UA doesn't care if you have M FL/TG. Both are credited equally. And from what I can tell, if I fly 1-2 times a year, what's the difference between BE, TG, and FL other than price? This is just an excuse for AC to charge more and deliver less. But I'm happy to be proven wrong |
Zone 6 boarding?
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At least you can pay to select a seat... unlike UA.
But who am I kidding, the people who buy these wouldn't pay anyways and would just complain that they're left with the middle seat between two land-whales. LOL |
Ughs. No AQM means no AQS, correct? My 60+ "lowest bookable fare" annual flights are about to become much more unpleasant. :(
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My guess is all fares will go up over the short term and Basic Economy will end up being charged at the current Tango rates.
Ancillary fees generated $1B in revenue last year, so looks like they are looking to increase that number. Could be ok for the not-frequent traveler, though I believe they will end up just paying the same as current Tango but get less included. Just more confusion for the masses, especially with the recent branded fare changes. |
Originally Posted by aircanada_loyal
(Post 29438180)
This cannot be real, https://www.aircanada.com/ca/en/aco/...in-canada.html I don't like it one bit.
Seriously. You should have to be able to pass an IQ test to fly. |
Originally Posted by InTheAirGuy
(Post 29438260)
Stupid fares
... Seriously. You should not have to be able to pass an IQ test to fly. |
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Originally Posted by Plumber
(Post 29438254)
My guess is all fares will go up over the short term and Basic Economy will end up being charged at the current Tango rates.
Ancillary fees generated $1B in revenue last year, so looks like they are looking to increase that number. Could be ok for the not-frequent traveler, though I believe they will end up just paying the same as current Tango but get less included. Just more confusion for the masses, especially with the recent branded fare changes. Or I can spend $204 on taxes with AP. Or I can go AA and pay $35 on Avios. In J. Haven’t been to T3 since 2015. I don’t see myself darkening T1s door more than once in 2018. |
Originally Posted by Yul_voyager
(Post 29438270)
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Originally Posted by jc94
(Post 29438291)
I can’t see any fares on AC yet (or a press release) but am 99% sure than my $185 YYZ ORD Tango flight will become $185 (or more) for EB and significantly more for Tango and at the cost of Flex I may as well buy P. Or I can spend $204 on taxes with AP. Or I can go AA and pay $35 on Avios. In J. Haven’t been to T3 since 2015. I don’t see myself darkening T1s door more than once in 2018. My guess is these fares will be only on Swoop/ |
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